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egyptian president mohammed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by self-imposed powers. that israel's called on by the world now to cool off new settlement building in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. hello this is r.t. it's kevin or any of the smalling at one am and the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's an elected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll is r.t. if you see capital. kuwait may be a tiny nation but its regional influence as well as a strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a counterweight to iran now kuwait alread
egyptian president mohammed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by self-imposed powers. that israel's called on by the world now to cool off new settlement building in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. hello this is r.t. it's kevin or any of the smalling at one am and the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in...
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meantime in egypt the president's supporters weigh in now with rival protests amid liberal fury against mohamed morsi self-imposed powers and the constitution is drafted. in the u.s. it's pocket israel for authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine diplomatic status. for a good evening for me kevin i would hear the new center tonight our top story the islamist led opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's parliamentary ballots in a bitter standoff with the country's an elected leaders the u.s. backed monarchies accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. in the gulf state with. uncertainty is one way to describe the mood here in way today as the highly controversial parliamentary elections take off now the opposition has refused to back down from a boycott of the voting in protest of what it sees as towards authoritarianism opposition activists say that this is an attempt to produce a more compliant parliament that will allow the government to pass laws without appropriate oversight
meantime in egypt the president's supporters weigh in now with rival protests amid liberal fury against mohamed morsi self-imposed powers and the constitution is drafted. in the u.s. it's pocket israel for authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine diplomatic status. for a good evening for me kevin i would hear the new center tonight our top story the islamist led opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's...
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protesters have been camped out in town for a square since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi issue to decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we're seeing take gas thrown and stone exchanges between the protesters and police a number of protesters have died hundreds more have been wounded across the country in those protests the clearness of it the roots of it a constitutional crisis here people in the basij when they had their revolution nearly two years ago to overthrow of hosni mubarak last week after this declaration of how much more see the current president backed by the muslim brotherhood said that the reason for that was to try and get a new constitution last in a process that dragged out for a long time for egypt however the constituent assembly that drafted that is dominated by the muslim brotherhood many other representatives of more liberal representatives coptic chris
protesters have been camped out in town for a square since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi issue to decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we're seeing take gas thrown and stone exchanges between the protesters and police a number of protesters have died hundreds more have been wounded...
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being wounded these demonstrators in support of mohamed morsi say. i mean i think you would be a physician you're. going to have to resist because you have to try some kind of a little because if you're still doing democracy pollution possibly. middle east expert dr overshoot told me that most she's not doing enough to pacify i suppose. there are thirteen point two million voters who voted for the president and there are more than in twelve million that will do it for is against him so any of these camps can mobilize hundreds of seldon's anywhere in egypt it's a power struggle the opposition or some of its leaders at the last presidential elections in the parliamentary elections before that quite well about islamist supporters of the president don't want to see. domination of egypt's elected institutions the president was elected by a very narrow margin i'm not surprised with the polarization i think the president could have done a better job in containing such although as they should by having a better communication strategies but definitely egypt i
being wounded these demonstrators in support of mohamed morsi say. i mean i think you would be a physician you're. going to have to resist because you have to try some kind of a little because if you're still doing democracy pollution possibly. middle east expert dr overshoot told me that most she's not doing enough to pacify i suppose. there are thirteen point two million voters who voted for the president and there are more than in twelve million that will do it for is against him so any of...
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egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring three civilians and despite a cease fire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine diplomatic status. in life from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly good to have you with us the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff with the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll artie's lucic half an office in the gulf state with the latest. kuwait may be a tiny nation but its regional influence as well as this strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use
egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring three civilians and despite a cease fire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine diplomatic status. in life from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly good to have you with us the islamist led opposition in...
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: for more than a week now, we've seen hundreds of thousands of egyptians protest against president mohamed morsy. now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who agree and disagree. >> reporter: there are a few thousand women out here, but it is overwhelmingly men, they are chanting slogans against and for supporting morsy. the big turnout shows that not everybody in egypt is against president mohamed morsy, the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. of course, egypt is an islamic country, there is a lot of conservative muslims here, and they support the constitution, and has been drafted. in 15 days they say everybody can vote on it. that is what democracy is about. >> the dem
: for more than a week now, we've seen hundreds of thousands of egyptians protest against president mohamed morsy. now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter:...
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this is a pro-mohamed morsi rally. some pro-morsi rallies taking place. this is all about the so-called power grab by mohamed morsi trying to tell the judges there that they can't overturn any of the decrees he has put in place. now, we have a draft constitution put in place approved by an assembly there. a hurry up draft constitution and citizens will vote on that in a couple of weeks judging from the crowd here, they're certainly pro morsi, but a lot of anger and frustration and this draft constitution does not represent a lot of the people there in egypt. we will continue to follow the story throughout the morning and continue to bring us live pictures and our reporters on the scene there, as well. >> this is also new to cnn. in the past few hours we learned that north korea's young leader kim jung-un plans to launch a rocket within days. this could raise tensions between the world's most secretive nation and the south korean neighbo and the u.s. seoul calls this a brave provocation. this would be south carolina's second attempt. you remember the first
this is a pro-mohamed morsi rally. some pro-morsi rallies taking place. this is all about the so-called power grab by mohamed morsi trying to tell the judges there that they can't overturn any of the decrees he has put in place. now, we have a draft constitution put in place approved by an assembly there. a hurry up draft constitution and citizens will vote on that in a couple of weeks judging from the crowd here, they're certainly pro morsi, but a lot of anger and frustration and this draft...
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we've been hearing for over a week now from the opponents over gyptian president mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood who back him criticism if the decree he gave last week granting himself sweeping new powers the power to make decrees with no legal challenge and to save the new constitution rushed through opponents say and to islamist well you won't hear any back criticism here for this is a demonstration in support of the homewood musi many people here from the muslim brotherhood and i do so from other sections of egyptian society yeah a lot of them are very supportive of him as a president standing was practically elected i think that he his declaration was for a good reason that you can see sion is reasonable for. him to be showing that it's not just a simple task and i'm a see this is the people that. libya samsonite. because they were present i think it should society but large sections of the population also support behind what you see they have of course not just been peaceful protests in or around tahrir square and i've been running around egypt some protesters that have g
we've been hearing for over a week now from the opponents over gyptian president mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood who back him criticism if the decree he gave last week granting himself sweeping new powers the power to make decrees with no legal challenge and to save the new constitution rushed through opponents say and to islamist well you won't hear any back criticism here for this is a demonstration in support of the homewood musi many people here from the muslim brotherhood and i do...
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let's go live now to cnn's mohammed jamjoom in beirut, lebanon. what's the situation with the internet and the phones there in syria next door right now? >> reporter: well, victor, this is day three of the internet and phone lines in syria effectively being shut down across the country now. we've heard from internet monitoring companies the past couple of days saying they don't believe that the syrian rebels of the opposition would have the capacity to shut down the internet and phone lines in syria, that they believed that it would be the government shutting down if any one group was behind. the u.s. government also said they believe this is a desperate move on the part of the syrian regime to try to limit news getting out of syria of what's going on there. it is very serious. one of the reasons this is very serious is because activists, opposition activists and rebel-free syrian armies, depend on the internet, a lifeline of them trying to get a flood of images and images out of syria so the media can show what's going on inside syria at a time w
let's go live now to cnn's mohammed jamjoom in beirut, lebanon. what's the situation with the internet and the phones there in syria next door right now? >> reporter: well, victor, this is day three of the internet and phone lines in syria effectively being shut down across the country now. we've heard from internet monitoring companies the past couple of days saying they don't believe that the syrian rebels of the opposition would have the capacity to shut down the internet and phone...
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supporters of egypt's embattled president, mohamed morsi, has called for two million man marches today. this follows a week of fierce anti-government protests and we could see much more. demonstrators were also gathering in cairo's tahrir square. they are furious at what they say is a power grab by the president. mr. morsi has said that he just wants to ensure stability until a new constitution is in place. >>> syria may have no working internet right now, but the fighting is raging on. the country's civil war is focusing right now on damascus international airport on the outskirts of the capital. they have surrounded it on one side and trying to keep the war jets grounded and stop its flow of weapons. syrian state-run tv insists the airport is functioning normally, though. >>> ford is issuing a voluntary recall of its 2013 escape and fusion models today. there are reports of engines overheating and then vehicle fires when the engine is running. there have been no injuries reported, but if you own one of these models, ford wants you to contact the dealer immediately. repair procedures,
supporters of egypt's embattled president, mohamed morsi, has called for two million man marches today. this follows a week of fierce anti-government protests and we could see much more. demonstrators were also gathering in cairo's tahrir square. they are furious at what they say is a power grab by the president. mr. morsi has said that he just wants to ensure stability until a new constitution is in place. >>> syria may have no working internet right now, but the fighting is raging...
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basically mohammed morsi has lived down to the worst of the expectations. at the end of the day, as you said in your run up to this. this is about egypt and freedom. we have a revolution that continues for freedom and dignity. we did not have this revolution so that we could create a new dictator and this is why people are opposing what morsi did. >> morsi gave an interview to "time" magazine this week. an exclusive interview and this is just an excerpt from it. what i can see now is the egyptians are free. it's their right to express and to raise their voices and express their feelings and attitudes. but it's my responsibility, i see things more than they do. what does that even mean? >> so heavily invested in this revolution and loves this revolution, i find his words incredibly insulting to the revolution and its spirit of removing, basically, his daddy figure. morsi is basically saying i'm your daddy and what egypt has been saying since we started this election, we don't need a daddy, we need a president. >> how do you think this will play out in your c
basically mohammed morsi has lived down to the worst of the expectations. at the end of the day, as you said in your run up to this. this is about egypt and freedom. we have a revolution that continues for freedom and dignity. we did not have this revolution so that we could create a new dictator and this is why people are opposing what morsi did. >> morsi gave an interview to "time" magazine this week. an exclusive interview and this is just an excerpt from it. what i can see...
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. >> eliot: in cairo protesters continue to press the regime of president mohammed morsi to relinquish the new powers he announced for himself this week. some protesters also object to the new draft egyptian constitution, which was finished friday and sent to morsi for review. meanwhile in israel you prime prime minister benjamin netanyahu government has announced plans to build housing that would physically link jerusalem with major west bank settlement. it is called counterproductive to the goals resuming direct negotiations between israel and the palestinians and achieving the two-state peace settlement that has been the u.s. diplomat i can goal for decades. for more on all these issues let's go to nicholas burns former undersecretary of state for political affairs former ambassador to n.a.t.o. and greece and now professor at the harvard kennedy school, and michael ohanlon senior fellow at the brookings institution and coauthor of "bending history"." will we and should we recognize the opposition forces? >> i think the obama administration needs to make a big decision. do you confer
. >> eliot: in cairo protesters continue to press the regime of president mohammed morsi to relinquish the new powers he announced for himself this week. some protesters also object to the new draft egyptian constitution, which was finished friday and sent to morsi for review. meanwhile in israel you prime prime minister benjamin netanyahu government has announced plans to build housing that would physically link jerusalem with major west bank settlement. it is called counterproductive to...
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they're protesting against president mohamed morsi and egypt's new constitution. thousands of protesters are supporting the president. they had have constitution one day after it was quickly approved. reza siayah has the news. >> reporter: we have seen hundreds of thousands of egyptians protest against president morsi and the muslim brotherhood. now it's the president's supporters and the broorthhood saying it's our turn. >> we support president morsi and his decision. >> we all support president morsi because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it's hard to say how many people are here. some say over 100,000. all say they support the president and just like the opposition faction, they can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> what about tahrir square? what do you call tahrir square? the protesters here? >> they're protesters and this is democracy. there are people who agree and disagree. >> reporter: there are a few thousand women here but it's overwhelmingly men. they are energized chanting slogans against some of t
they're protesting against president mohamed morsi and egypt's new constitution. thousands of protesters are supporting the president. they had have constitution one day after it was quickly approved. reza siayah has the news. >> reporter: we have seen hundreds of thousands of egyptians protest against president morsi and the muslim brotherhood. now it's the president's supporters and the broorthhood saying it's our turn. >> we support president morsi and his decision. >> we...
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and this comes as the constitutional draft was approved by president mohamed morsi and we will see a vote for it in the next 15 days. and one thing that should be stated here is that the islamists should never be underestimated. they've been underestimated since the revolution in every referendum and they've always come out on top despite the large numbers we've seen against them. this may be because they're the most well organized. the muslim brotherhood is the most well-organized political machine in egypt and they know how to get out the vote. that's something that we've seen the opposition struggle with in the past. >> and do you think that the protests could actually have an impact on the referendum vote? >> well, one thing that really could have an impact on the referendum vote would be the judiciary. we've seen in the past, though, we sense the constitutional declaration by president morsi, a fight between the president and the judiciary as the president took power away from them. in the past, we have seen judges oversee every election, every referendum. if they boycott this,
and this comes as the constitutional draft was approved by president mohamed morsi and we will see a vote for it in the next 15 days. and one thing that should be stated here is that the islamists should never be underestimated. they've been underestimated since the revolution in every referendum and they've always come out on top despite the large numbers we've seen against them. this may be because they're the most well organized. the muslim brotherhood is the most well-organized political...
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opponents of the egyptian president mohammed morsi filling the streets of cairo, including tahrir square. curious over his growing power and a controversial new draft constitution. another city, supporters of the president also turning out in force. violence breaking out as they pour into the streets. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. >> rick, a few thousand anti-presidential protesters in tahrir square. in other parts of the city, about two miles from here, as many as 200,000 protesters turned out. these are people who support president morsi. many of them from the muslim brotherhood. a large number were bussed in from rural areas in egypt. many carrying the koran and shouting, god is the law. it was a real show of force and show of public support by those who support egypt's new president. he also announced there will be a constitutional referendum on december 15. it came really after a vote on friday pushing through that constitution in one day. now the nation will have the chance to vote up or down on that constitution. president morsi said the extreme powe
opponents of the egyptian president mohammed morsi filling the streets of cairo, including tahrir square. curious over his growing power and a controversial new draft constitution. another city, supporters of the president also turning out in force. violence breaking out as they pour into the streets. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. >> rick, a few thousand anti-presidential protesters in tahrir square. in other parts of the city, about two miles from here, as...
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they're supporting mohammed morsi. screen right, earlier today, tahrir square, thousands voicing their opposition to morsi's move to greatly expand his personal powers. and in the port city of alexandria, the president supporters taking to the streets for a rally organized by the muslim brotherhood, clashing with opponents there. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. what's the latest? >> both sides really trying to get their supporters out on the streets to show the level of public support, both pro and anti-morsi groups have. the anti-morsi protesters really come up short today, 25,000 at their peak behind me in that rear square. two miles away, perrot-government protesters numbering about 200,000, just here in cairo alone. but also in other cities in egypt as well. many of these egyptians from the rural areas bussed in, many carrying korans as well, shouting god is the law. so a real strong show of force for morsi supporters. morsi is also announced this constitution that will go to a he referendum. this draf
they're supporting mohammed morsi. screen right, earlier today, tahrir square, thousands voicing their opposition to morsi's move to greatly expand his personal powers. and in the port city of alexandria, the president supporters taking to the streets for a rally organized by the muslim brotherhood, clashing with opponents there. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. what's the latest? >> both sides really trying to get their supporters out on the streets to show the level of...
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members of the muslim brotherhood and other islamists rallied behind mohamed morsi. nbc's jim maceda is in cairo with the latest on that. >> hi, craig. supporters really needed a massive turnout today at their rally to stem the momentum of the opposition, which has seen hundreds of thousands of real mix of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal, christian and other minority egyptians who have been filling up tahrir square over the past week and which tonight, by the way, continues its ten-city occupation of the square. today in the end belonged to morsi supporters. their show of support was big, at least in the tens of thousands, perhaps 100,000 or more outside cairo university and it really had the feel of a political rally. there were people waving flags, carrying banners and chanting pro-morsi sloegers. there were some clashes reported, not in cairo, but in the north in alexandria between pro and anti-morsi groups. overall, however, the day was peaceful. that's because the muslim brotherhood is much more focused on politics than on protests. it wants to see as quickl
members of the muslim brotherhood and other islamists rallied behind mohamed morsi. nbc's jim maceda is in cairo with the latest on that. >> hi, craig. supporters really needed a massive turnout today at their rally to stem the momentum of the opposition, which has seen hundreds of thousands of real mix of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal, christian and other minority egyptians who have been filling up tahrir square over the past week and which tonight, by the way, continues its...
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this comes just after the president there mohammed morsi granted himself sweeping new powers basically made himself a dictator. that's what first triggered the protests and less than two years after the fall of egypt's aauthoritarian leader hosni mom bark many egyptians fear their new leader and islamist allies are putting the country back on the path toward dictatorship. steve harrigan live in cairo. steve, any sign the president is willing to concede on any of this? shepard, president morsey has made no moves on compromise. one thing we have seen from supporters in the muslim brotherhood the care shown in trying to avoid any conflict or violence in the square here. that's certainly going to be put to the test tomorrow. that's when across the nation morsey supporters, people who back this president from the muslim brotherhood will hold demonstrations in support of the president and they will avoid this area around tahrir square to try to avoid getting in fights with the anti-morsey protesters. shepard. >> shepard: steve, what happens now with the new constitution or proposed constitut
this comes just after the president there mohammed morsi granted himself sweeping new powers basically made himself a dictator. that's what first triggered the protests and less than two years after the fall of egypt's aauthoritarian leader hosni mom bark many egyptians fear their new leader and islamist allies are putting the country back on the path toward dictatorship. steve harrigan live in cairo. steve, any sign the president is willing to concede on any of this? shepard, president morsey...
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their outrage is directed at president mohamed morsi and his islamist allies who dominant the panel who wrote the draft of egypt's new constitution. it can be put to a referendum before the end the year. the draft constitution gives islamic sharia law a bigger role and empowers the state to protect morals and values but there are few details on what that means. and a clause that specifically guarantees equality for women were removed. this is a blogger who believes the draft constitution could be used to violate her rights. >> you have no right to tell me,000 live my life. 000 dress, how to cook. this is what they did in the constitution. >> reporter: on tahrir square egyptians from many walks of life agree with her. this is an ultraconservative muslim. he told us that if egyptians want democracy the constitution should represent all segments of society not just the islamists. egypt's revolution of two years ago was supposed to mark the birth of a new democracy, but some here now fear that one group of egyptians is trying to impose their own views on everyone else. >> i wonder to what d
their outrage is directed at president mohamed morsi and his islamist allies who dominant the panel who wrote the draft of egypt's new constitution. it can be put to a referendum before the end the year. the draft constitution gives islamic sharia law a bigger role and empowers the state to protect morals and values but there are few details on what that means. and a clause that specifically guarantees equality for women were removed. this is a blogger who believes the draft constitution could...
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. >>> islamist crowds are demonstrating today in support of egypt's president mohamed morsi. we're live in cairo with richard engel. richard, good morning. >> good morning, jenna. this country is divided. the mood is tense. competing demonstrations here in cairo today. here in tahrir square, they are against president mohamed morsi, saying that he has become a dictator and is trying to rush through a constitution that allows for too much islamic law. but in a sense of the way the winds are blowing here, the crowds here are small and somewhat subdued. compare that to across the nile river, in front of cairo university, where tens of thousands of morsi supporters are gathered. they want more islamic law. they want morsi to be a strong president. so egypt can get out of its political deadlock. neither side is backing down. and egypt appears to be at a cross roads. >> richard engel. richard, thank you very much. >>> north korea says it will launch a long range rocket this month. the defiant move set for december 10th through 22nd is likely to heighten already strained tensions wi
. >>> islamist crowds are demonstrating today in support of egypt's president mohamed morsi. we're live in cairo with richard engel. richard, good morning. >> good morning, jenna. this country is divided. the mood is tense. competing demonstrations here in cairo today. here in tahrir square, they are against president mohamed morsi, saying that he has become a dictator and is trying to rush through a constitution that allows for too much islamic law. but in a sense of the way the...
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a draft of egypt's new constitution will be delivered to president mohamed morsi today. private first class bradley manning accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks will return to court in fort meade maryland. right now i'm joined by richard a renberg. allen frumin who retired as parliamentarian of the u.s. senate last year. this is his first interview since then. akil amar and sterling professor of law at yale law school. and msnbc contributor, victoria defrancesco soto. great to have you all here. all right. if president obama wants to get anything done in his second term, democrats in the senate will have to overcome one major obstacle, the filibuster. since democrats took control of both chambers of congress in 2007, republicans have used the filibuster as a bludgeon against them to pass basic legislation. the senate bills that actually passed has dropped from just over 25% to a record low of 2.8% this year. the rate held steady at 10% through the clinton and bush years and then plummeted when democrats took control of congress in 2007. that is due in no
a draft of egypt's new constitution will be delivered to president mohamed morsi today. private first class bradley manning accused of leaking classified documents to wikileaks will return to court in fort meade maryland. right now i'm joined by richard a renberg. allen frumin who retired as parliamentarian of the u.s. senate last year. this is his first interview since then. akil amar and sterling professor of law at yale law school. and msnbc contributor, victoria defrancesco soto. great to...